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Show PlLMliCAKllfflE .1 JOJI..H in. 111 1.... .. ,.i 1 1 1 win mm 1.... 1 '"" MILTON M. DONAHUE, 219 West Walnut Street, Tlpp City, Ohio, at an early age was taught by his parents to kneel at the side of bis bed at night and pray. As a youngster about Ave years old, he began to make visits to an aunt and uncle's home In Springfleld, Ohio. While visiting there, he slent with their vouneest son Mike who was older than he. At night when saying his prayers Mike would ridicule him poke fun at him. Many times during their lives, even after reaching manhood, this was still a great joke with Mike. But Mike went into the army. In 1945 Just after the Battle of the Bulge his aunt received a letter from him which Milton read. One paragraph ran as follows: fol-lows: "Mom, the other night a strange thing happened. hap-pened. As you know during the major campaigns I have been in I have been scared almost to death. This particular night we were attacked and shelled CARNEGIE unmercifully One large shell hit very close to our shell crater dug-out. The next thing I knew I was on top of the ground, on my knees praying to God. Prayers that I did not think were in me. Mom, I was not praying to be saved from dying or from injury but to be forgiven for the many wrongs I have done. Be sure to tell Irish (meaning Milton) about this and he will know what I mean." Mike, lacking sentiment, always signed previous letters just "Bye Mom." This letter was signed, "Bye Mom, God bless you and pray for me." This experience of Mike's makes us all realize that to conquer worry or to accomplish almost anything in life we have to have faith; faith in ourselves, and most of all, faith In a Merciful God. |